Gwak Min-jeong "Nail Art Is My Only Joy... I Even Did It During My Athlete Days"

On the 18th, former national figure skating representative Kwak Min-jung appeared on E Channel's entertainment program "Playing Sister." Photo by E Channel "Playing Sister" broadcast capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Former national figure skating representative Kwak Min-jung revealed that nail art is her only hobby.

On the 18th, the E Channel variety show 'Playing Sisters' featured Kwak Min-jung along with volleyball players Han Yu-mi, Nam Hyun-hee, and Park Se-ri.

During the broadcast, Nam Hyun-hee saw Kwak Min-jung's nail art and said, "It's the same as my nail art."

To this, Kwak Min-jung replied, "I tried it once because it was trendy."

Park Se-ri said, "I don't like things like nail art," adding, "Golf players often do nail art, but I dislike it because it feels stuffy on my hands. I usually don't do it on my feet either, but my older and younger sisters say it's a nuisance to others if I don't do it in summer, so I only do it on my feet. I don't really like it."

Hearing this, Han Yu-mi said, "Athletes can't do nail art when they are active because their hands are sensitive," explaining, "When receiving the ball, it feels a bit off. Fingernails get scraped a lot by the ball, so we don't do it much during our athletic careers."

Kwak Min-jung said, "For us, nail art was the only joy," adding, "We matched it with the color of our competition outfits and competed; that was our joy. I did nail art even during my athlete days."

When Han Yu-mi said, "Even now, people think 'they don't do sports and just do things like nail art' about athletes doing nail art," Kwak Min-jung agreed, saying, "That's right. I got a lot of criticism at first."

Han Yu-mi lamented, "Sometimes I don't do it because I don't want to be criticized," adding, "If you do well, it's okay, but if you don't, people say 'she didn't do sports and just did that,' and that's the problem."

To this, Kwak Min-jung said, "If you look at it that way, it's still an old mindset," and Park Se-ri also agreed, saying, "That's not the case."

Nam Hyun-hee said, "For me, if I do it, I try to do it better because, as Yu-mi said, I think people will say those things. That way, those comments don't come out."

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